Moonstone Midwifery

19/12/2023

Check out this beautiful offering!

21/04/2023

So happy to hear this family is reunited. Appalled at the separation in the first place.

The Texas Department of Family Protective Services confirmed DeSoto parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson regained custody of their newborn daughter Mila.

05/01/2023

Moonstone Midwifery will celebrate 10 years as a local business this year, and I am celebrating 25 years attending births in this community.
To celebrate, I updated my website! I have openings in April, May and September if you or someone you know is considering home birth. Moonstone Midwifery is now offering additional Lactation Consultant Packages with Holly Hunter that you can add on to your care. Coming soon- Cranial Sacral Package. We now have a gorgeous office in Medford with multiple practitioners serving women and families during the childbearing years.
Since we just updated our website and SEO, we could use some fresh reviews. If you are a former client, please consider a Facebook review on my Moonstone Midwifery page, or, even better, a Google review! Thanks for your support!

Jessica “Veege” Ruediger, LDM, CPM. Quality prenatal, home birth and postpartum services designed to support and facilitate a healthy and happy welcoming for your new baby. Servicing Ashland, Talent, Medford and the Southern Oregon Rogue Valley Area. Your choices count. Your birth experience mat...

02/12/2022

31/10/2022

Oldie but goodie. Happy Halloween!

26/08/2022

Rogue Birth Center in Grants Pass is in need of donor breast milk if you can deliver. Three babies in need.

25/07/2022

Thanks so much to everyone who showed up to the Moonstone Midwifery Family Gathering today. What a treat to see all of you in one place. I wish we had taken more photos as more people showed up. We get to work with such incredible families. Love you all!

22/07/2022

THIS Sunday- can’t wait to see all of the families I have had the pleasure of working with.
Moonstone Midwifery Family Gathering
July 24, 10:00am-1pm
Chuck Roberts Park on Talent Avenue in Talent.
Bring your own brown bag lunch, water, lawn blanket, etc.
Meet other families with babies and toddlers, other expecting families!

25/06/2022

Missing RBG

16/06/2022

"It is a curious fact that in Western societies the practice of mothers, fathers, and infants sleeping together came to be thought of as strange, unhealthy and dangerous. Western parents are taught that co-sleeping will make the infant too dependent on them, or risk accidental suffocation. Such views are not supported by human experience worldwide, however, where for perhaps millions of years, infants as a matter of course slept next to at least one caregiver, usually the mother, in order to survive." -James J. McKenna

Sleeping Babies Need Mom Beside Them: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/The-Outer-Womb/sleeping-babies-need-mom-beside-them.html

12/05/2022

Any pregnant people who get/got free samples of formula in the mail- I know the unsolicited product is not always welcome when you plan to breastfeed- but keep them! Donate them! The baby formula shortage right now is a real crisis.

06/01/2022

https://birthbecomesyou.com/blog/bby-top-birth-photography-images-of-2021?fbclid=IwAR0YoLWPVBAHfatI_WY1EbbrJ94ls34v3jTqgVsEzzozlgHFhH86UFaX-3I

Here at Birth Becomes You, we share love stories. We share stories of families growing. We share stories that educate you on labor and birth. We share stories of loss. Most of all, these are the unique birth stories of our clients. Every story is curated in order to demonstrate not only the craft an

25/06/2021

Please consider donating to this campaign. This well deserving mama needs community support to achieve her goal of a home birth. Access to midwifery care for women with disabilities is so important! I wish we lived in a medical culture that supported this choice by default, but instead, my hope is that community support will fill in the gap.

Thanks for taking the time to consider donating to my Go-Fund-Me campaign. If you … Priscilla Schatz needs your support for Priscilla’s Successful Home Birth

29/05/2021

This is really important news. Avoid Tylenol during pregnancy.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/pain-reliever-acetaminophen-higher-risk-autism-adhd

Researchers in Spain uncovered data that suggests a potential link between prenatal exposure to the common drug acetaminophen and increased risk for higher instances of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to the results of a study published Friday.

14/05/2021

People often ask me how long I typically wait to clamp and cut the cord. The answer is that usually it is a very low priority after the birth. After the placenta is delivered, and after you’ve had your golden hour, then we get around to cutting the cord.

We now know that it is better to allow a baby time to regulate its own blood volume and take the blood that it needs from the placenta after birth.
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Early cord clamping can lead to increased rates of anaemia and decreased neurological (brain) development.
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It is crucial that a baby is allowed to complete their own transition to optimal condition outside the uterus without any interference from cord clamping.
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But not all babies are equal and some will need more time than others. Each baby’s transition from intrauterine life to extrauterine life is a very individual process.
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For this reason, it is not always helpful to use arbitrary time limits to determine how long to wait before clamping and cutting the cord.
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Unless there is a problem (such as a tear in the cord or the mother is bleeding heavily), it may be better to watch the condition of the baby than to use arbitrary time limits.
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People may find it helpful to use the phrase “wait for white” to describe how the cord looks white and floppy once the transition is complete and the baby has adjusted to life outside the womb.
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This post has been created by Amanda Burleigh and Sara Wickham
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For references and evidence-based information on optimal cord clamping, placental birth and related issues, please see www.waitforwhite.com and www.sarawickham.com
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You may also enjoy the “Optimal Cord Clamping/ ” page and “Birthing Your Placenta” by Nadine Edwards and Sara Wickham.

16/02/2021

This Oregon bill needs our support!

Calling all moms, parents, midwives, and midwifery supporters!

Do you want to help increase access to midwifery care in Oregon?
Please write a letter in support of House Bill 2388 and submit it through the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS) testimony portal by 3 PM on Wednesday, February 24th at: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Testimony/HHC

The first hearing of the bill will be Thursday, February 25th and we want legislators on the House Committee on Health Care to hear from you before then!

How to write your letter:

Address your letter correctly
“Dear Chair Prusak and Members of the House Health Committee,”
Letters should be sent to the House Health Committee members by submitting through the online portal: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Testimony/HHC

Keep it simple and no more than one page
Don’t introduce complex issues such as the HERC (OHP) coverage guidelines on out-of-hospital or VBAC that are beyond the scope of this bill.

Introduce yourself and what you want in the first sentence or two
For example:
I am a mother of two in Albany and had both my babies at home with midwives. I am writing to ask you to vote yes on HB 2388 to improve access to midwifery care.
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I am a midwife and small business owner in Bend and have been in practice for 9 years. Please vote yes on HB 2388 so that the mothers I work with can have insurance coverage for the safe and cost-effective care I provide.

Focus on 2 or 3 of the following key points and share your personal story
• Midwives provide excellent and safe care: Share your personal story of midwifery care)
• Midwifery care provides large cost savings to insurers and health systems but many families still can’t access midwifery care because about half of Oregon insurers (both private and OHP) provide limited or no coverage for birth center or home birth midwifery care: Share your personal story of insurance barriers to midwifery care and the cost of midwifery care.
• HB 2388 would increase access to midwifery care for Oregon families whether they choose to give birth in hospital, birth center, or home with Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives, Certified Nurse Midwives, or Naturopathic Physicians: Share your personal story of what improved access to midwifery care would mean to you or your community.

In closing, repeat your request and express gratitude
For example:
Please vote yes on HB 2388 so that all Oregon families have access to midwifery care. Thank you for the work you do to support the health of mothers and babies.

Include your full name and address with zip code
Include your credentials if you have them (LDM, CNM, ND etc)

That’s it!
Thank you for raising your voice and making a difference on this important issue.